Secure a Microsoft Access database

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Learn about protecting a Microsoft Access database

Protect a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) file with a password or encryption

Protect a Microsoft Access database and its tables, queries, forms, reports, and macros with user-level security

Protect Visual Basic for Applications code with a password or by creating an MDE file

Protect data access pages

Protect a Microsoft Access application by hiding objects in the database window and using startup options

Create or change passwords